orgie

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

orgie

from Latin orgia borrowed from ancient Greek, organized in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus. Via ancient Greek, the word is related to organ and not, despite appearances, to orgasm.

Definitions

antiquité

Synonyms

Plural

orgies

Hyponyms

bacchanalesgang bangsaturnales

Translations

  • germangerman:Ausschweifung
  • englishenglish:orgy
  • spanishspanish:orgía
  • greekgreek:όργιο
  • dutchdutch:zwelgpartij
  • polishpolish:orgia
  • portugueseportuguese:orgia

See also

orgye (cn.) orgyie (cn.) orgiastique (adj.) orgiaque (adj.) orgiasme (cn.)